Retreat for LGBTQ+ People, Family, and Friends
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“Unfolding the Moral Life: Grief, Vulnerability, Recognition, Conscience”
Led by Fr. James F. Keenan, SJ
The retreat will help us to explore the foundations of the moral life. First, like Mary Magdalen in the Garden looking for the body of Jesus, we too in grief find that we are beside ourselves. While we look for answers, we discover, like Mary, ways for moving forward that we never imagined. In the vulnerability of grief, we have a new openness to how we want to proceed; but key to keeping our course is staying vulnerable. As members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community, these two stages–the loss encountered in grief and the discovery of vulnerability–are the beginnings of unfolding the moral life.
Then comes recognition, where we, vulnerable within the LGBTQ+ community, become like the Good Samaritan able to recognize those on the road who need to be accompanied and lifted up. Here we see that we have a new ability to recognize those who are so often overlooked. Finally, in that capacity to recognize those on the road, we see how conscience is born. Our time together will combine presentations, conversations, silent meditation, communal prayer, and socializing.
Led by Fr. James F. Keenan, SJ
The retreat will help us to explore the foundations of the moral life. First, like Mary Magdalen in the Garden looking for the body of Jesus, we too in grief find that we are beside ourselves. While we look for answers, we discover, like Mary, ways for moving forward that we never imagined. In the vulnerability of grief, we have a new openness to how we want to proceed; but key to keeping our course is staying vulnerable. As members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community, these two stages–the loss encountered in grief and the discovery of vulnerability–are the beginnings of unfolding the moral life.
Then comes recognition, where we, vulnerable within the LGBTQ+ community, become like the Good Samaritan able to recognize those on the road who need to be accompanied and lifted up. Here we see that we have a new ability to recognize those who are so often overlooked. Finally, in that capacity to recognize those on the road, we see how conscience is born. Our time together will combine presentations, conversations, silent meditation, communal prayer, and socializing.
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Where is it happening?
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 307 Tunxis Rd, West Hartford, CT 06032-2045, United States, Hartford
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